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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Apple executive Eddy Cue defends e-book deals at antitrust trial

    NEW YORK — Eddy Cue, the Apple Inc. executive in charge of negotiating the company's controversial e-book deals, defended how the tech giant started its online bookstore as he made his highly anticipated appearance on the witness stand in a federal antitrust trial.
    NEW YORK — Eddy Cue, the Apple Inc. executive in charge of negotiating the company's controversial e-book deals, defended how the tech giant started its online bookstore as he made his highly anticipated appearance on the witness stand in a...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Justice System, Antitrust Issues, Apple iTunes Radio, Books and Magazines

    2. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Can Booklikes be the next Goodreads?

    We're swamped with social media sites. There's Facebook and Twitter, Tumblr and Path. And Instagram, and Pinterest. For book lovers, there are Goodreads and LibraryThing. Do we really need another site?
    We're swamped with social media sites. There's Facebook and Twitter, Tumblr and Path. And Instagram, and Pinterest. For book lovers, there are Goodreads and LibraryThing. Do we really need another site? Maybe. Some of the biggest social media sites...

    Tags: Sociology, Media Industry, Books and Magazines, Arts and Culture, The Huffington Post

    3. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Amazon.com expands its grocery delivery service to Los Angeles

    Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., known for its speedy distribution of books, electronics and other consumer goods, is now trying to break open the grocery market.
    Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., known for its speedy distribution of books, electronics and other consumer goods, is now trying to break open the grocery market. The AmazonFresh service, running since 2007 in the retailer's Seattle hometown,...

    Tags: Groceries, Dining and Drinking, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations, Publix Super Markets Inc.

    4. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. E-book trial: Government says Apple conspiracy raised prices

    NEW YORK -- Apple and major publishers conspired in a scheme to fix prices on e-books, costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, a U.S. Justice Department attorney argued during the first day of a marquee antitrust trial.
    NEW YORK -- Apple and major publishers conspired in a scheme to fix prices on e-books, costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, a U.S. Justice Department attorney argued during the first day of a marquee antitrust trial. In April 2010, when...

    Tags: Justice System, Books and Magazines, Marketing, Services and Shopping, Apple iPad

    5. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. All eyes on Apple as e-book price-fixing trial begins

    Apple headed to court Monday, as its e-book price fixing trial begins. The U.S. Justice Department alleged last year that Apple had conspired with five publishers to set the prices for e-books when it was planning to launch the iPad and enter the e-book market.
    Apple headed to court Monday, as its e-book price fixing trial begins. The U.S. Justice Department alleged last year that Apple had conspired with five publishers to set the prices for e-books when it was planning to launch the iPad and enter the e-book...

    Tags: Tim Cook, Justice System, James Murdoch, Books and Magazines, Services and Shopping

    6. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Apple e-book price-fixing trial about to get underway

    For a company that beat down prices of online music, Apple Inc. finds itself in the odd situation of defending itself against government claims that it conspired to fix prices for electronic books.
    For a company that beat down prices of online music, Apple Inc. finds itself in the odd situation of defending itself against government claims that it conspired to fix prices for electronic books. Starting Monday, the Justice Department will lay out in...

    Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Issues, Books and Magazines, Court Preliminary, Restraint of Trade

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Judge rules gifts cards from belly-up Borders bookstores worthless

    Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, <a href="http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2013/05_-_May/Judge_says_gift_card_claims_against_Borders_are__equitably_moot_/">a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday</a>. According to Reuters, there are about $210.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by the time the bookstore chain went out of business in September 2011. All of which are now "equitably moot."
    Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday. According to Reuters, there are about $210.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by...

    Tags: Borders Group Incorporated (MI), Sharper Image Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Books and Magazines

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. From four Iranians, four views of the coming election

    TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran&rsquo;s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out the views of several Iranians as the country awaits the final list of candidates.
    TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...

    Tags: Saudi Arabia, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Freedom of the Press, Books and Magazines

    9. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Irvine's Whale of a Tale bookstore to move, scale back

    <a href="http://www.awhaleofatale.com/">A Whale of a Tale Bookshoppe</a> in Orange County will close it doors at the end of May. Owner Alexandra Uhl promises that the children's bookstore will reopen elsewhere in Irvine in the coming months -- but in a smaller location, with fewer hours.
    A Whale of a Tale Bookshoppe in Orange County will close it doors at the end of May. Owner Alexandra Uhl promises that the children's bookstore will reopen elsewhere in Irvine in the coming months -- but in a smaller location, with fewer hours. In an...

    Tags: Media Industry, Books and Magazines, Jamie Lee Curtis, Services and Shopping

    10. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Community gathers at the Last Bookstore

    The staircase is narrow and creaky, with a bookshelf made from a 100-year-old harp case teetering on the precipice of collapse at the top of the landing. Overflowing with open books, pages wildly askew and dangling from uneven shelves, the bookcase looks as if it's escaped from a vintage cartoon.
    The staircase is narrow and creaky, with a bookshelf made from a 100-year-old harp case teetering on the precipice of collapse at the top of the landing. Overflowing with open books, pages wildly askew and dangling from uneven shelves, the bookcase...

    Tags: Artists, American Horror Story (tv program), James Joyce, Fiction, Books and Magazines

    11. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Three independent bookstores sue Amazon, publishers

    Three independent bookstores have filed a class action suit against Amazon and the six major publishers, accusing them of creating a monopoly in e-book sales. The complaint, filed in New York on Feb. 15, focuses on digital rights management, known as DRM.
    Three independent bookstores have filed a class action suit against Amazon and the six major publishers, accusing them of creating a monopoly in e-book sales. The complaint, filed in New York on Feb. 15, focuses on digital rights management, known as DRM....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Media Industry, Books and Magazines, The Huffington Post

    12. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Barnes & Noble says holiday sales disappointing, Nook has new investor

    Bookstore chain Barnes &amp; Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business.
    Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business. In a regulatory filing, the New York company said early reports indicate its holiday sales fell...

    Tags: Borders Group Incorporated (MI), Financially Distressed Companies, Barnes & Noble, Holidays, Books and Magazines

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